Instructional Design Certificate Courses and Programs February 26, 2009
Posted by elearningtyro in : Announcements, Useful Resources , 4commentsHello all,
I have been collecting a list of popular Instructional Design (ID) certificate courses and programs in the US, UK, and India. I have included a partial list of these courses and programs in the Planet’s Library.
Please click here to view the list.
I also invite you to share information on ID courses and programs that are not included in my list. Thank you.
Planet’s Pick of the Week Ending Feb 22, 09 February 24, 2009
Posted by elearningtyro in : Announcements, Planet's Pick , add a commentIts our pleasure to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (February 15, 2009 to February 22, 2009).
The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Mike Bogle, who owns the Web site, http://techticker.net/
The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘Advice for Small Schools on the LMS Selection Process‘ by Michael Feldstein, who owns the Web site, http://mfeldstein.com/
We select the ‘Blogger of the Week’ based on the following parameters:
- The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week
- The number of positive comments from visitors
We select the ‘Blog Post of the Week’ when a post meets one or more of the following parameters:
- Includes useful information on developing an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies
- Provides information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry
- Includes information that is useful and neutral to all e-learning professionals
Planet’s Pick of the Week Ending Feb 15, 09 February 17, 2009
Posted by elearningtyro in : Announcements, Planet's Pick , add a commentIts our pleasure to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (February 08, 2009 to February 15, 2009).
The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Tony Karrer who owns the blog, http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/
The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘Reducing Costs in Precarious Times‘ by B.J.Schone, who owns the blog, http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/
We select the ‘Blogger of the Week’ based on the following parameters:
- The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week
- The number of positive comments from visitors
We select the ‘Blog Post of the Week’ when a post meets one or more of the following parameters:
- Includes useful information on developing an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies
- Provides information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry
- Includes information that is useful and neutral to all e-learning professionals
Announcing Contest for Voice Talents February 17, 2009
Posted by elearningtyro in : Announcements , add a commentHello all,
We are glad to announce an online contest for voice talents. This contest is open till March 15, 2009. Click here to view further information on this contest.
Annoucing the Winner of Logo Contest February 16, 2009
Posted by elearningtyro in : Announcements , 1 comment so farHello all,
As you are aware, the logo contest for developing a logo that depicts ‘e-learning planet’ has ended yesterday. We received logos from 3 contestants and its our pleasure to thank each of them for their interest to participate in this contest.
Its time for announcing the results!
We are glad to announce that Mr. Mayukh Das, a graphic designer based in Kolkata, India has been selected as the winner of the logo contest.
Congratulations, Mr. Mayukh Das and thanks again for your valuable contribution. As announced earlier, we will be rewarding him with an amount of $10 and his logo design has been included in the header section of our Web site! If you are interested to get introduced to Mr. Mayukh Das, you can always reach him by sending an e-mail message to mayukh786@gmail.com
Tools Used for Gathering Source Contents from SMEs February 15, 2009
Posted by elearningtyro in : Instructional Design, Useful Resources , add a commentThis post is the continuation of my earlier post, Tips for Gathering Source Contents from SMEs_Part 2.
In this post, I will share information on tools or softwares that an Instructional Designer (ID) could use when gathering source contents from the Subject Matter Expert (SME).
Here are the possible instances which an ID might come across when gathering source contents from the SME, and the tools that can be used in each of those instances:
Instance 1
The SME provides all the source contents in the form of Microsoft Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, PDF documents, blog posts, and Web site articles. Therefore, an ID does not require additional sessions to gather source contents from the SME.
The ID and the SME can use the following tools in this instance:
- If the ID and the SME belong to different organizations, they can use free FTP tools like File Zilla for uploading and downloading files from a common FTP site.
- If the ID and the SME are from the same organization, they can use the file server like Microsoft Office SharePoint Server or other file servers being used in their organization.
Instance 2
In addition to standard documents and presentations, an ID, especially for developing courses on software applications, requires source contents that include screen grabs with relevant audio being spoken by the SME. Therefore, the ID need to attend one-to-one sessions with the SME to gather required source contents.
The ID and the SME can use the following tools in this instance:
- If the ID and the SME are from the same organization, the SME can share his or her desktop screen with the ID by using tools such as Microsoft NetMeeting and Microsoft Office Communicator. The ID can place his or her laptop closer to the SME’s laptop or desktop, enable the in-built microphone in the laptop, and use tools such as TechSmith Camtasia and Adobe Captivate to record screen grabs and audio being spoken by the SME.
- If the ID and the SME belong to different organizations, they can arrange one-to-one sessions through effective Web conferencing tools like WebEx and use the screen sharing, conferencing, and recording features in those tools.
This brings to the end of the series of posts on effectively gathering source contents from the SME. Thanks for visiting these posts and watch out the ‘Blog’ section frequently for more interesting posts
Web Statistics of E-Learning Planet (As of Feb 10, 09) February 10, 2009
Posted by elearningtyro in : About this blog, Announcements , add a commentHello all,
It has been exactly one month since elearningplanet.com was announced to the public. The journey so far has been too good. We received positive feedback from all our visitors who keep growing day by day. Here is the Web statistics of elearningplanet.com for the past one month:
- elearningplanet.com had 13,443 successful page visits.
- Our Web site was visted through 1717 distinct hosts.
- Two advertisers (http://www.janetault.net/ and http://www.totallydigitaluk.com/) placed their advertisements through Web banners on our Web site.
Click here to view addtional Web statistics details (as of Feb 10, 2009).
Thanks for all your support till date and its our duty to add value for each of your visits. Keep visiting elearningplanet.com!
Planet’s Pick of the Week Ending Feb 08, 09 February 9, 2009
Posted by elearningtyro in : Announcements, Planet's Pick , 1 comment so farIts our pleasure to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (February 01, 2009 to February 08, 2009).
The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Donald Clark, who owns the blog, http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/
The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘The Impact of the Current Economic Crisis on E-Learning: February ‘09 LCBBQ‘ by Michael Hanley, who owns the blog, http://elearningcurve.blogspot.com/
We select the ‘Blogger of the Week’ based on the following parameters:
- The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week
- The number of positive comments from visitors
We select the ‘Blog Post of the Week’ when a post meets one or more of the following parameters:
- Includes useful information on developing an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies
- Provides information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry
- Includes information that is useful and neutral to all e-learning professionals
Planet’s Pick of the Week Ending Feb 01, 09 February 5, 2009
Posted by elearningtyro in : Announcements, Planet's Pick , add a commentIts our pleasure to announce the ‘Planet’s Pick of the Week’ (January 25, 2009 to February 01, 2009).
The ‘Blogger of the Week’ is Harold Jarche, who owns the Web site, http://www.jarche.com/
The ‘Blog Post of the Week’ is ‘How to Convert Your PowerPoint Presentations Into an ELearning Course ’ by Tom Kuhlmann, who owns the blog, http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/
We select the ‘Blogger of the Week’ based on the following parameters:
- The number of informative, innovative, and self blog posts in a week
- The number of positive comments from visitors
We select the ‘Blog Post of the Week’ when a post meets one or more of the following parameters:
- Includes useful information on developing an e-learning course with trenchant instructional design strategies
- Provides information on the latest technology, news, and events in the e-learning industry
- Includes information that is useful and neutral to all e-learning professionals
